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Warner & Kaine Announce Nearly $115 Million for Affordable Housing Across Virginia

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $114,700,190 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to increase affordable housing…

Warner & Kaine Statement on Bipartisan Bill to Commemorate Moton Museum in Farmville Becoming Law

WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine released the following statement after their bipartisan bill to commemorate historic sites that catalyzed litigation leading to the landmark 1954 Supreme…

Bicameral Delegation Urges Justice Department To Reconsider Ghaisar Case

(WASHINGTON) – U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Representative Don Beyer (D-VA), joined by Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Representatives Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA),…

Warner, Kaine Applaud Congressional Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Commemorate Brown V. Board of Education Sites Across Multiple States, Including Virginia

WASHINGTON— U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded House passage of their bipartisan legislation to commemorate historic sites that catalyzed litigation leading to the landmark 1954 Supreme Court…

Statement of U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine on Virginia’s decision to end prosecution of U.S. Park Police Officers who fatally shot Bijan Ghaisar

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) released the following statement today following the decision by Attorney General Miyares to drop the state’s federal appeal in the manslaughter…

Warner, Kaine Applaud Senate Passage of Bipartisan Bill to Commemorate Brown v. Board of Education Sites Across Multiple States, Including Virginia

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded unanimous Senate passage of their bipartisan legislation to commemorate the historic sites that catalyzed litigation leading to the 1954…

Warner Presses Wells Fargo for Answers Following Report of Racial Disparities in Approval of Refinancing Applications

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) pressed Wells Fargo for answers after a Bloomberg News investigation revealed that the financial services company approved only 47 percent of Black…

Warner & Kaine Applaud Passage of Resolution Condemning Recent Bomb Threats Against HBCUs

WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded Senate passage of a bipartisan resolution condemning a recent series of bomb threats at Historically Black Colleges and…

Statement of U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner on Dismissal of All Criminal Charges Against the Two U.S. Park Police Officers Involved in the 2017 Shooting Death of Bijan Ghaisar

 WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA) released the following statement today after a federal judge dismissed all charges against the two U.S. Park Police officers involved in the November…

Warner, Hirono, Colleagues Introduce Resolution Marking May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator Mark R. Warner (D-VA) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) in introducing a resolution marking May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. The resolution highlights…

Warner & Kaine Applaud Signing of Anti-Hate Crime Bill, Including Provisions of Heather Heyer No Hate Act

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded President Biden’s signing of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, legislation cosponsored by Warner and Kaine, into law. The law is designed to counter…

Warner & Kaine Applaud Passage of Bill to Counter Hate Crimes, Inclusion of Heather Heyer No Hate Act

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine applauded passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act, legislation cosponsored by Warner and Kaine and designed to counter the recent trend of violence against…